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Job description
About this role
Your team
The Private Funds Legal team supports BlackRock’s global alternatives platform across a broad range of private investment funds. The team partners closely with investment, distribution and other business and support functions on the structuring, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private funds across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions.
Your role and impact
As a Private Funds Attorney, you will provide legal support across a diverse range of private fund products, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies. The role offers extensive cross-functional engagement and exposure to senior leadership, with an increasing focus on secondaries transactions, expanding access through wealth channels and semi-liquid products. You will bring strong legal judgment and a practical, business-minded approach to complex legal and regulatory matters.
Your responsibilities
In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:
- Support the structuring, formation, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private investment funds across BlackRock’s global alternatives platform.
- Advise on a broad range of private fund structures, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies.
- Draft, review, negotiate and interpret fund documentation, including complex fund agreements and investor side letters.
- Provide legal guidance on fund marketing and distribution matters across applicable jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks.
- Partner with business and support functions on complex, time-sensitive matters and develop practical solutions across BlackRock products and services.
- Support evolving strategic areas, including secondaries transactions, access to wealth channels and semi-liquid products.
Your experience
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to a U.S. state bar.
- Relevant legal experience in asset management or fund formation, gained within a major law firm, an investment management firm’s legal department or the alternative investment division of an investment bank.
- Experience with private fund formation and demonstrated ability to draft, negotiate and interpret complex fund documents and side letters.
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including the U.S. Securities Act and Regulation D/Regulation S, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), as well as other U.S. and non-U.S. laws impacting privately offered funds.
- Experience with retail alternative products is preferred, particularly as private market strategies expand through wealth channels and semi-liquid structures.
- Strong legal judgment and analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate sophisticated concepts clearly to colleagues at different levels.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple time-sensitive matters, coordinate across business and support functions, build strong working relationships and develop practical, business-minded solutions.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance (opens in new window) on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com (opens in new window). We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn (opens in new window), Instagram (opens in new window), YouTube (opens in new window), X (opens in new window), and TikTok (opens in new window).
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement (opens in new window) and the pay transparency statement (opens in new window).
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com (opens in new window). All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy (opens in new window). (opens in new window)
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.R267175
Job description
About this role
Your team
The Private Funds Legal team supports BlackRock’s global alternatives platform across a broad range of private investment funds. The team partners closely with investment, distribution and other business and support functions on the structuring, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private funds across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions.
Your role and impact
As a Private Funds Attorney, you will provide legal support across a diverse range of private fund products, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies. The role offers extensive cross-functional engagement and exposure to senior leadership, with an increasing focus on secondaries transactions, expanding access through wealth channels and semi-liquid products. You will bring strong legal judgment and a practical, business-minded approach to complex legal and regulatory matters.
Your responsibilities
In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:
- Support the structuring, formation, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private investment funds across BlackRock’s global alternatives platform.
- Advise on a broad range of private fund structures, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies.
- Draft, review, negotiate and interpret fund documentation, including complex fund agreements and investor side letters.
- Provide legal guidance on fund marketing and distribution matters across applicable jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks.
- Partner with business and support functions on complex, time-sensitive matters and develop practical solutions across BlackRock products and services.
- Support evolving strategic areas, including secondaries transactions, access to wealth channels and semi-liquid products.
Your experience
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to a U.S. state bar.
- Relevant legal experience in asset management or fund formation, gained within a major law firm, an investment management firm’s legal department or the alternative investment division of an investment bank.
- Experience with private fund formation and demonstrated ability to draft, negotiate and interpret complex fund documents and side letters.
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including the U.S. Securities Act and Regulation D/Regulation S, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), as well as other U.S. and non-U.S. laws impacting privately offered funds.
- Experience with retail alternative products is preferred, particularly as private market strategies expand through wealth channels and semi-liquid structures.
- Strong legal judgment and analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate sophisticated concepts clearly to colleagues at different levels.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple time-sensitive matters, coordinate across business and support functions, build strong working relationships and develop practical, business-minded solutions.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance (opens in new window) on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com (opens in new window). We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn (opens in new window), Instagram (opens in new window), YouTube (opens in new window), X (opens in new window), and TikTok (opens in new window).
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement (opens in new window) and the pay transparency statement (opens in new window).
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com (opens in new window). All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy (opens in new window). (opens in new window)
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.R267175
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The qualifications that appear most often in vice president and assistant general counsel jobs.
- Juris Doctor degree and active bar admission in at least one U.S. state
- Eight or more years of combined law firm and in-house legal experience
- Demonstrated experience advising executive leadership on corporate governance and compliance matters
- Ability to manage outside counsel relationships and control legal spend
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts across multiple business units
- Strong working knowledge of regulatory frameworks relevant to the employer's industry
Tips for Your Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Job Search
Tailor your resume to dual leadership scope
VP and assistant general counsel roles require you to show both legal depth and executive management ability. Highlight matters where you led teams, managed outside counsel spend, and reported directly to a general counsel or C-suite, not just cases you worked on.
Quantify your contract and risk portfolio
Hiring committees at this level want to see the scale of your legal work. Describe the aggregate value of contracts you reviewed, the number of regulatory filings you managed, or the size of litigation portfolios you oversaw, without disclosing confidential figures.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists vice president and assistant general counsel openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your practice area
Many of these roles are written around a specific legal function, such as employment law, M&A, or data privacy. Filter for postings that explicitly name your strongest area so your application is a direct match, not a stretch across unfamiliar subject matter.
Prepare a business case for your legal decisions
Interviewers at this level expect you to explain not just what the law requires but how your advice shaped business outcomes. Prepare two or three examples where your legal judgment influenced a major corporate decision, including the tradeoffs you surfaced for leadership.
Negotiate scope before title or reporting line
In VP and assistant general counsel offers, the breadth of matters you own matters as much as the title. Before accepting, clarify which practice areas, geographies, and business units fall under your purview, because scope determines your visibility and your path to general counsel.
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most vice president and assistant general counsels?
CoreSite, JPMorganChase, and Shutterfly are hiring the most vice president and assistant general counsels right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest at large financial institutions, health systems, and publicly traded technology companies that maintain significant in-house legal departments.
How many vice president and assistant general counsel jobs are remote?
About 89% of vice president and assistant general counsel openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote arrangements most common in roles focused on data privacy, employment law, and commercial contracts. Roles requiring regular board attendance, court appearances, or on-site business unit support are more likely to require in-office presence.
How do you become a vice president and assistant general counsel?
Start by earning a Juris Doctor and passing the bar, then build several years of practice in a law firm or government role to develop substantive legal depth. Move in-house as a senior counsel or associate general counsel, take on direct business unit relationships, and demonstrate that you can manage teams and advise executives on strategic legal risk. Consistent exposure to board-level matters accelerates the path to this title.
Can you get hired as a vice president and assistant general counsel without prior in-house experience?
It is possible but uncommon for candidates with exclusively law firm backgrounds to step directly into a VP and assistant general counsel role. Employers at this level expect you to understand business operations, manage internal clients, and balance legal risk against commercial priorities, skills typically built in-house. A strong alternative is to target a senior counsel or associate general counsel role first, then move up within the organization.
What does the vice president and assistant general counsel interview process look like?
The process typically begins with a screening call from HR or a talent partner, followed by a substantive interview with the general counsel or chief legal officer. Subsequent rounds often include meetings with business unit leaders whose teams you would support and, at some companies, a presentation on how you would approach a legal or compliance challenge relevant to their industry. Reference checks and a background verification are standard before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to vice president and assistant general counsel jobs?
You can find and apply to vice president and assistant general counsel jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your practice area, industry background, and seniority level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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